due to
英 [djuː tu]
美 [duː tu]
由于，应付
Oxford 3000
同义词辨析
due tobecause ofowing to【导航词义：由于】
due toprep. 由于，因为
〔辨析〕
较正式用语，常用于官方通告和公开声明中，直接作表语。
〔例证〕
The crash was due to pilot error.
飞机失事是由驾驶员的失误造成的。
The entrepreneur's success was largely due to his excellent judgment.
这位企业家的成功很大程度上是因为他卓越的判断力。
飞机失事是由驾驶员的失误造成的。
The entrepreneur's success was largely due to his excellent judgment.
这位企业家的成功很大程度上是因为他卓越的判断力。
because ofprep. 因为
〔辨析〕
常后接人或事物，强调其为某事物发生的原因，在英语口语中更为常用。
〔例证〕
We missed the train because of you!
因为你，我们没赶上火车！
He had to cancel the trip because of the rain.
因为下雨，他只好取消这次旅行。
因为你，我们没赶上火车！
He had to cancel the trip because of the rain.
因为下雨，他只好取消这次旅行。
owing toprep. 〈正式〉因为，由于
〔辨析〕
其后多接某事物，常可与 due to 换用。
〔例证〕
He was late owing to/due to the storm.
由于暴风雨，他迟到了。
Owing to/Due to bad weather, the next flight will be cancelled.
由于天气恶劣，下一航班将被取消。
由于暴风雨，他迟到了。
Owing to/Due to bad weather, the next flight will be cancelled.
由于天气恶劣，下一航班将被取消。
双语例句
- The mare is due to foal today.
母马今天要下小马驹了。 - Many accidents were due to pilot misjudgement.
许多事故都是由于飞行员判断失误造成的。 - The scheme, due to begin next month, will be voluntary.
定于下个月开始实施的方案是自愿性质的。 - Due to a security alert, this train will not be stopping at Oxford Circus.
由于安全戒备的原因，该次列车在“牛津街口广场”站将不停留。 - They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.
他们因高速公路交通堵塞迟到了。 - He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说。 - She's due to give birth at any moment.
她随时可能分娩。 - Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences.
由粗心大意造成的错误有可能带来严重的后果。 - They see the region as their natural sphere of influence due to their historical links and a shared language.
基于历史上的联系和共同的语言，他们把该地区看成是自己天然的势力范围。 - Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President
由于妻子生病，他回到了国务院，出任总统的特别顾问。